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- compositions and method for treating or preventing metabolic disorders are provided herein.
- compositions, methods, and uses of CDK6 inhibitors for treating and preventing metabolic diseases e.g., diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
- Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a long term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, and unexplained weight loss. Symptoms may also include increased hunger, feeling tired, and sores that do not heal. Often symptoms come on slowly. Long-term complications from high blood sugar include heart disease, strokes, diabetic retinopathy which can result in blindness, kidney failure, and poor blood flow in the limbs which may lead to amputations. The sudden onset of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state may occur; however, ketoacidosis is uncommon.
- Type 2 diabetes is primarily due to obesity and not enough exercise in people who are genetically predisposed. It makes up about 90% of cases of diabetes, with the other 10% due primarily to diabetes mellitus type 1 and gestational diabetes. Diagnosis of diabetes is by blood tests such as fasting plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, or A1C.
- Type 2 diabetes is partly preventable by staying a normal weight, exercising regularly, and eating properly. Treatment involves exercise and dietary changes. If blood sugar levels are not adequately lowered, the medication metformin is typically recommended. Many people may eventually also require insulin injections. In those on insulin, routinely check blood sugar levels is advised, however this may not be needed in those taking pills. Bariatric surgery often improves diabetes in those who are obese.
- Rates of type 2 diabetes have increased markedly since 1960 in parallel with obesity. As of 2013 there were approximately 368 million people diagnosed with the disease compared to around 30 million in 1985. Typically it begins in middle or older age. Type 2 diabetes is associated with a ten-year-shorter life expectancy.
- compositions and method for treating or preventing metabolic disorders are provided herein.
- compositions, methods, and uses of CDK6 inhibitors for treating and preventing metabolic diseases e.g., diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
- the present disclosure provides a method of treating or preventing metabolic disease in a subject, comprising: administering a CDK6 inhibitor to the subject.
- a CDK6 inhibitor e.g., siRNA, miRNA, antisense nucleic acid, shRNA, etc.
- a small molecule e.g., PD0332991, LEE011, flavopiridol, AT7519, JNJ-7706621, or P276-00
- an antibody e.g., a nucleic acid (e.g., siRNA, miRNA, antisense nucleic acid, shRNA, etc.), a small molecule (e.g., PD0332991, LEE011, flavopiridol, AT7519, JNJ-7706621, or P276-00), or an antibody.
- the wherein the CDK4/6 inhibitor is selected from those described in the publications listed in: US20070027147; US20030229026; US 20040048915; US20040006074; US20070179118; WO2016040848; WO2016015597; WO2016014904; WO2015/180642; WO2015101293; US20140350244; WO2014183520; WO2011101409; WO2011101417; US20130184285; US 20100160340, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the present disclosure is not limited to particular metabolic diseases.
- Examples include, but are not limited to, type II diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, elevated blood pressure, elevated fasting plasma glucose, or high serum triglycerides.
- the administering converts white fat to brown fat in the subject.
- the subject is or is not overweight or obese.
- the subject exhibits or does not exhibit symptoms of the metabolic disease.
- the CDK6 inhibitor is administered in combination with a second agent that treats a metabolic disease.
- FIG. 1 shows gene targeting of mouse Cdk6 locus.
- Targeting strategy (a) partial restriction map of the Cdk6 gene in WT 129Sv/J mice. 7 exons are shown in boxes and numbered. (b) the targeting vector. (c) Schematic diagram of the predicted targeted Cdk6 recombined alleles after homologous recombination. (d) Schematic diagram of the predicted WT and mutant alleles (reactivated alleles) after Cre recombinase.
- FIG. 2 shows loss of kinase activity in mice led to resistance to HFD-induced obesity, less fat pad mass, better glucose tolerance, and improved insulin sensitivity.
- (a,b) Body weight of age-matched male mice on NCD (a) or HFD (b) for 14-week observation time. HFD started at age of 4 weeks.
- (c,d) Mass of various fat pads was normalized to body weight of male mice on NCD (c) or HFD (d) at age of 18 weeks.
- g,h ITT after 18 weeks on NCD (g) or HFD (h).
- FIG. 3 shows that loss of CDK6 kinase activity in mice induced white fat browning.
- sWAT posterior-subcutaneous WAT
- eWAT dorsal view of NCD fed WT and K43M mice
- eWAT dorsal view of NCD fed WT and K43M mice
- eWAT Appearance of a close view of the iWAT (b) and eWAT (f) from the mice indicated.
- FIG. 4 shows that loss of CDK6 kinase activity in mice leads to increased food intake and body temperature, increased adaptability to cold exposure, and increased energy expenditure.
- (b,c) Core body temperature of male mice at room temperature (b, RT) or at 4° C. (c) for up to 72 h (n 6 per group).
- (d) Energy expenditure (EE) was calculated based on the formula below: EE (3.815+1.232 ⁇ RER) ⁇ VO2/lean mass (g). For a-d, data are expressed as mean ⁇ S.E, *p ⁇ 0.05, vs WT, t-test.
- FIG. 5 shows characterization of resultant mice with adipocytes-specific expression of WT/K43M.
- FIG. 6 shows that re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipocytes of KO mice reverses white fat browning.
- (c) Representative light microscopic images of H&E-stained sections of iWAT (n 6) from male mice indicated (scale bars: 100 ⁇ m).
- (d) Representative images of UCP-1 staining (n 6) of iWAT from mice indicated at 18 weeks of age (scale bars: 100 ⁇ m).
- FIG. 7 shows that re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipocytes reversed the beneficial metabolic effects observed in KO mice.
- (a,b) Body weight of age-matched male mice on NCD (a) or HFD (b) for 14-week observation time. HFD started at age of 4 weeks.
- (c,d) GTT after 18 weeks on NCD (c) or HFD (d).
- (e,f) ITT after 18 weeks on NCD (e) or HFD (f).
- g,h Mass of various fat pads was normalized to body weight of male mice on NCD (g) or HFD (h) at age of 18 weeks.
- FIG. 8 shows that CDK6 inhibits white fat browning by suppressing RUNX1.
- (c) Representative light microscopic images of H&E-stained sections of iWAT (n 6) from male mice as indicated (scale bars: 100 ⁇ m).
- (d) Representative images of UCP-1 staining (n 6) of iWAT from mice indicated at 18 weeks of age (scale bars: 100 ⁇ m).
- n 10 for each group, *p ⁇ 0.05, t-test, K43M vs WT, ⁇ p ⁇ 0.05, t-test, Runx1 vs WT, ⁇ 0.05, t-test, K43M; Runx1 ⁇ / ⁇ vs K43M, ⁇ p ⁇ 0.05, t-test, K43M; Runx1 ⁇ / ⁇ vs WT.
- FIG. 9 shows the sequence of CDK6 mRNA (SEQ ID NO: 1).
- FIG. 10 shows that WT-ADSCs cells are sensitive to CDK4/6 inhibitors.
- (b, e) histograms summarizing the cell cycle distribution of the cells in A and D. Data shown are mean ⁇ s.d. (n 6); *P ⁇ 0.05 vs DMSO or V, t-test.
- FIG. 11 shows that ADSCs of K43M mice or ADSCs treated with CDK4/6 inhibitors differentiated towards fat cells with characteristics of brown adipocytes.
- (a, d) Representative images of Oil Red O staining of differentiated ADSCs from WT and K43M mice (a, 10 ⁇ ) or WT-ADSCs treated with CDK4/6 inhibitor LEE011 (10 ⁇ M) and PD (0.1 ⁇ M) (a, 10 ⁇ ) in the presence of BAT inducers.
- FIG. 12 shows that the absence of CDK6 kinase activity or inhibition of CDK4/6 kinase activity by two inhibitors enhanced BAT genes and protein expression in vitro.
- the term “subject” refers to any animal (e.g., a mammal), including, but not limited to, humans, non-human primates, rodents, and the like, which is to be the recipient of a particular treatment.
- the terms “subject” and “patient” are used interchangeably herein in reference to a human subject.
- the term “subject suspected of having a metabolic disease” refers to a subject that presents one or more symptoms indicative of a metabolic disease.
- a subject suspected of having a metabolic disease may also have one or more risk factors.
- a subject suspected of having metabolic disease has generally not been tested for metabolic disease.
- a “subject suspected of having metabolic disease” encompasses an individual who has received a preliminary diagnosis but for whom a confirmatory test has not been done or for whom the level or severity of metabolic disease is not known.
- the term “subject diagnosed with a metabolic disease” refers to a subject who has been tested and found to have a metabolic disease.
- the term “initial diagnosis” refers to a test result of initial metabolic disease that reveals the presence or absence of disease.
- the term “subject at risk for metabolic disease” refers to a subject with one or more risk factors for developing a specific metabolic disease. Risk factors include, but are not limited to, gender, age, genetic predisposition, environmental exposure, and previous incidents of metabolic disease, preexisting non-fibrotic diseases, and lifestyle.
- non-human animals refers to all non-human animals including, but not limited to, vertebrates such as rodents, non-human primates, ovines, bovines, ruminants, lagomorphs, porcines, caprines, equines, canines, felines, aves, etc.
- cell culture refers to any in vitro culture of cells. Included within this term are continuous cell lines (e.g., with an immortal phenotype), primary cell cultures, transformed cell lines, finite cell lines (e.g., non-transformed cells), and any other cell population maintained in vitro.
- eukaryote refers to organisms distinguishable from “prokaryotes.” It is intended that the term encompass all organisms with cells that exhibit the usual characteristics of eukaryotes, such as the presence of a true nucleus bounded by a nuclear membrane, within which lie the chromosomes, the presence of membrane-bound organelles, and other characteristics commonly observed in eukaryotic organisms. Thus, the term includes, but is not limited to such organisms as fungi, protozoa, and animals (e.g., humans).
- in vitro refers to an artificial environment and to processes or reactions that occur within an artificial environment.
- in vitro environments can consist of, but are not limited to, test tubes and cell culture.
- in vivo refers to the natural environment (e.g., an animal or a cell) and to processes or reaction that occur within a natural environment.
- test compound and “candidate compound” refer to any chemical entity, pharmaceutical, drug, and the like that is a candidate for use to treat or prevent a disease, illness, sickness, or disorder of bodily function (e.g., fibrosis or cancer).
- Test compounds comprise both known and potential therapeutic compounds.
- a test compound can be determined to be therapeutic by screening using the screening methods of the present disclosure.
- sample is used in its broadest sense. In one sense, it is meant to include a specimen or culture obtained from any source, as well as biological and environmental samples. Biological samples may be obtained from animals (including humans) and encompass fluids, solids, tissues, and gases. Biological samples include blood products, such as plasma, serum and the like. Environmental samples include environmental material such as surface matter, soil, water, and industrial samples. Such examples are not however to be construed as limiting the sample types applicable to the present disclosure.
- an effective amount refers to the amount of a compound (e.g., a compound described herein) sufficient to effect beneficial or desired results.
- An effective amount can be administered in one or more administrations, applications or dosages and is not limited to or intended to be limited to a particular formulation or administration route.
- co-administration refers to the administration of at least two agent(s) (e.g., CDK6 inhibitor compound having a structure presented above or elsewhere described herein) or therapies to a subject.
- the co-administration of two or more agents/therapies is concurrent.
- a first agent/therapy is administered prior to a second agent/therapy.
- the appropriate dosage for co-administration can be readily determined by one skilled in the art.
- the respective agents/therapies are administered at lower dosages than appropriate for their administration alone.
- co-administration is especially desirable in embodiments where the co-administration of the agents/therapies lowers the requisite dosage of a known potentially harmful (e.g., toxic) agent(s).
- composition refers to the combination of an active agent with a carrier, inert or active, making the composition especially suitable for diagnostic or therapeutic use in vivo, or ex vivo.
- the term “toxic” refers to any detrimental or harmful effects on a cell or tissue as compared to the same cell or tissue prior to the administration of the toxicant.
- compositions and method for treating or preventing metabolic disorders are provided herein.
- compositions, methods, and uses of CDK6 inhibitors for treating and preventing metabolic diseases e.g., diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
- Cyclin-dependent Kinase 6 acts as an important cell cycle regulator of the G1-S phase transition (Sherr C J, Roberts J M. Genes Dev 1995; 9:1149-63) by negatively phophorylating the retinoblastoma protein (pRB). It also plays an important role in a non-cell cycle dependent manner, for example by binding and promoting the degradation of EYA2 (Kohrt D, Crary J, Zimmer M, et al. Cell Cycle 2014; 13:62-71) and RUNX1 (Biggs J R, Peterson L F, Zhang Y, Kraft A S, Zhang D E. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:7420-9) thereby affecting development and tumorigenesis.
- mice deficient for CDK6 have reduced hematopoietic stem cells (LSK) which are able to give rise to adipocytes (Sera Y, LaRue A C, Moussa O, et al. Exp Hematol 2009; 37:1108-20, 20 el-4).
- CDK6 deficient mice also have decreased T cells (Hu M G, Deshpande A, Enos M, et al. Cancer Res 2009; 69:810-8; Hu M G, Deshpande A, Schlichting N, et al.
- CDK6 as an important regulator of white fat browning (See. e.g., Examples 1 and 2). Accordingly, provided herein are methods and uses for treating and preventing metabolic disorders by inhibiting CDK6 activity.
- CDK6 inhibitor and CDK4/6 inhibitor are used interchangeably to refer to inhibitors of CDK6 and/or CDK4. Examples include, but are not limited to, a nucleic acid, a small molecule, peptide, or an antibody.
- the CDK4/6 inhibitor is a small molecule (e.g., PD0332991; See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 9,259,399; herein incorporated by reference in its entirety; or LEEO11 (Ribociclib; Novartis, Basel, Switzerland; and LY2835219 (Abemaciclib; Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, Ind.)).
- PD0332991 small molecule
- PD0332991 (palbociclib) has the structure:
- Palbociclib has been approved for the treatment of estrogen positive breast cancer in combination with letrozole and is commercially available from Pfizer (Mission, Kans.).
- Ribociclib has the structure:
- CDK4/6 inhibitors include, but are not limited to, Flavopiridol (Alvocidib; Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Lehi, Utah), AT7519 (Astex Pharmaceuticals, Pleasanton, Calif.), JNJ-7706621 (Selleckchem, Houston, Tex.), and P276-00 (Selleckchem, Houston, Tex.).
- the CDK4/6 inhibitor is selected from those described in the publications listed in: US20070027147; US20030229026; US 20040048915; US20040006074; US20070179118; WO2016040848; WO2016015597; WO2016014904; WO2015/180642; WO2015101293; US20140350244; WO2014183520; WO2011101409; WO2011101417; US20130184285; US 20100160340, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the CDK6 inhibitor is a nucleic acid.
- nucleic acids suitable for inhibiting CDK6 include, but are not limited to, antisense nucleic acids, miRNAs, and shRNAs.
- nucleic acid therapies are complementary to and hybridize to at least a portion (e.g., at least 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 nucleotides) of SEQ ID NO:1 (CDK6 mRNA; accession No. NM_001259).
- the nucleic acid hybridizes to or is complementary to at least a portion of nucleotides 413 to 1393 of SEQ ID NO:1.
- compositions comprising oligomeric antisense compounds, particularly oligonucleotides are used to modulate the function of nucleic acid molecules encoding CDK6, ultimately modulating the amount of CDK6 expressed. This is accomplished by providing antisense compounds that specifically hybridize with one or more nucleic acids encoding CDK6.
- the specific hybridization of an oligomeric compound with its target nucleic acid interferes with the normal function of the nucleic acid. This modulation of function of a target nucleic acid by compounds that specifically hybridize to it is generally referred to as “antisense.”
- the functions of DNA to be interfered with include replication and transcription.
- RNA to be interfered with include all vital functions such as, for example, translocation of the RNA to the site of protein translation, translation of protein from the RNA, splicing of the RNA to yield one or more mRNA species, and catalytic activity that may be engaged in or facilitated by the RNA.
- the overall effect of such interference with target nucleic acid function is modulation of CDK6.
- modulation means either an increase (stimulation) or a decrease (inhibition) in the expression of a gene. For example, expression may be inhibited to treat or prevent a metabolic disorder.
- nucleic acids are siRNAs.
- RNA interference is the process of sequence-specific, post-transcriptional gene silencing initiated by a small interfering RNA (siRNA). During RNAi, siRNA induces degradation of target mRNA with consequent sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression.
- RNA interference is a RNA duplex of nucleotides that is targeted to a nucleic acid sequence of interest, for example, SIN3A.
- siRNA is a generic term that encompasses all possible RNAi triggers.
- RNA duplex refers to the structure formed by the complementary pairing between two regions of a RNA molecule.
- siRNA is “targeted” to a gene in that the nucleotide sequence of the duplex portion of the siRNA is complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the targeted gene.
- the siRNAs are targeted to the sequence encoding SIN3A.
- the length of the duplex of siRNAs is less than 30 base pairs.
- the duplex can be 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 or 10 base pairs in length.
- the length of the duplex is 19 to 32 base pairs in length.
- the length of the duplex is 19 or 21 base pairs in length.
- the RNA duplex portion of the siRNA can be part of a hairpin structure.
- the hairpin structure may contain a loop portion positioned between the two sequences that form the duplex.
- the loop can vary in length. In some embodiments the loop is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 27 nucleotides in length. In certain embodiments, the loop is 18 nucleotides in length.
- the hairpin structure can also contain 3′ and/or 5′ overhang portions. In some embodiments, the overhang is a 3′ and/or a 5′ overhang 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides in length.
- Dicer-substrate RNAs are chemically synthesized asymmetric 25-mer/27-mer duplex RNAs that have increased potency in RNA interference compared to traditional siRNAs.
- Traditional 21-mer siRNAs are designed to mimic Dicer products and therefore bypass interaction with the enzyme Dicer.
- Dicer has been recently shown to be a component of RISC and involved with entry of the siRNA duplex into RISC.
- Dicer-substrate siRNAs are designed to be optimally processed by Dicer and show increased potency by engaging this natural processing pathway. Using this approach, sustained knockdown has been regularly achieved using sub-nanomolar concentrations. (U.S. Pat. No. 8,084,599; Kim et al., Nature Biotechnology 23:222 2005; Rose et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 33:4140 2005).
- the transcriptional unit of a “shRNA” is comprised of sense and antisense sequences connected by a loop of unpaired nucleotides.
- shRNAs are exported from the nucleus by Exportin-5, and once in the cytoplasm, are processed by Dicer to generate functional siRNAs.
- miRNAs stem-loops are comprised of sense and antisense sequences connected by a loop of unpaired nucleotides typically expressed as part of larger primary transcripts (pri-miRNAs), which are excised by the Drosha-DGCR8 complex generating intermediates known as pre-miRNAs, which are subsequently exported from the nucleus by Exportin-5, and once in the cytoplasm, are processed by Dicer to generate functional miRNAs or siRNAs.
- the term “artificial” arises from the fact the flanking sequences (.about.35 nucleotides upstream and .about.40 nucleotides downstream) arise from restriction enzyme sites within the multiple cloning site of the siRNA.
- the term “miRNA” encompasses both the naturally occurring miRNA sequences as well as artificially generated miRNA shuttle vectors.
- the siRNA can be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence, and the nucleic acid sequence can also include a promoter.
- the nucleic acid sequence can also include a polyadenylation signal.
- the polyadenylation signal is a synthetic minimal polyadenylation signal or a sequence of six Ts.
- the present disclosure contemplates the use of any genetic manipulation for use in modulating the expression of CDK6.
- genetic manipulation include, but are not limited to, gene knockout (e.g., removing the CDK6 gene from the chromosome using, for example, recombination), expression of antisense constructs with or without inducible promoters, and the like.
- Delivery of nucleic acid construct to cells in vitro or in vivo may be conducted using any suitable method.
- a suitable method is one that introduces the nucleic acid construct into the cell such that the desired event occurs (e.g., expression of an antisense construct).
- Plasmids carrying genetic information into cells are achieved by any of various methods including, but not limited to, directed injection of naked DNA constructs, bombardment with gold particles loaded with said constructs, and macromolecule mediated gene transfer using, for example, liposomes, biopolymers, and the like.
- Preferred methods use gene delivery vehicles derived from viruses, including, but not limited to, adenoviruses, retroviruses, vaccinia viruses, and adeno-associated viruses. Because of the higher efficiency as compared to retroviruses, vectors derived from adenoviruses are the preferred gene delivery vehicles for transferring nucleic acid molecules into host cells in vivo.
- Adenoviral vectors have been shown to provide very efficient in vivo gene transfer into a variety of solid tumors in animal models and into human solid tumor xenografts in immune-deficient mice. Examples of adenoviral vectors and methods for gene transfer are described in PCT publications WO 00/12738 and WO 00/09675 and U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,033,908, 6,019,978, 6,001,557, 5,994,132, 5,994,128, 5,994,106, 5,981,225, 5,885,808, 5,872,154, 5,830,730, and 5,824,544, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Vectors may be administered to subject in a variety of ways.
- vectors are administered into tumors or tissue associated with tumors using direct injection.
- administration is via the blood or lymphatic circulation (See e.g., PCT publication 99/02685 herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
- Exemplary dose levels of adenoviral vector are preferably 108 to 1011 vector particles added to the perfusate.
- the present disclosure provides antibodies that inhibit CDK6.
- Any suitable antibody e.g., monoclonal, polyclonal, or synthetic
- the antibodies are humanized antibodies. Methods for humanizing antibodies are well known in the art (See e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,180,370, 5,585,089, 6,054,297, and 5,565,332; each of which is herein incorporated by reference).
- candidate CDK6 inhibitors are screened for activity (e.g., using the methods described in Examples 1 and 2 below or another suitable assay).
- compositions comprising the compounds described above.
- the pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be administered in a number of ways depending upon whether local or systemic treatment is desired and upon the area to be treated. Administration may be topical (including ophthalmic and to mucous membranes including vaginal and rectal delivery), pulmonary (e.g., by inhalation or insufflation of powders or aerosols, including by nebulizer; intratracheal, intranasal, epidermal and transdermal), oral or parenteral. Parenteral administration includes intravenous, intraarterial, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal or intramuscular injection or infusion; or intracranial, e.g., intrathecal or intraventricular, administration.
- compositions and formulations for topical administration may include transdermal patches, ointments, lotions, creams, gels, drops, suppositories, sprays, liquids and powders.
- Conventional pharmaceutical carriers, aqueous, powder or oily bases, thickeners and the like may be necessary or desirable.
- compositions and formulations for oral administration include powders or granules, suspensions or solutions in water or non-aqueous media, capsules, sachets or tablets. Thickeners, flavoring agents, diluents, emulsifiers, dispersing aids or binders may be desirable.
- compositions and formulations for parenteral, intrathecal or intraventricular administration may include sterile aqueous solutions that may also contain buffers, diluents and other suitable additives such as, but not limited to, penetration enhancers, carrier compounds and other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.
- compositions of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, solutions, emulsions, and liposome-containing formulations. These compositions may be generated from a variety of components that include, but are not limited to, preformed liquids, self-emulsifying solids and self-emulsifying semisolids.
- the pharmaceutical formulations of the present disclosure may be prepared according to conventional techniques well known in the pharmaceutical industry. Such techniques include the step of bringing into association the active ingredients with the pharmaceutical carrier(s) or excipient(s). In general the formulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing into association the active ingredients with liquid carriers or finely divided solid carriers or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.
- compositions of the present disclosure may be formulated into any of many possible dosage forms such as, but not limited to, tablets, capsules, liquid syrups, soft gels, suppositories, and enemas.
- the compositions of the present disclosure may also be formulated as suspensions in aqueous, non-aqueous or mixed media.
- Aqueous suspensions may further contain substances that increase the viscosity of the suspension including, for example, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, sorbitol and/or dextran.
- the suspension may also contain stabilizers.
- the pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated and used as foams.
- Pharmaceutical foams include formulations such as, but not limited to, emulsions, microemulsions, creams, jellies and liposomes. While basically similar in nature these formulations vary in the components and the consistency of the final product.
- cationic lipids such as lipofectin (U.S. Pat. No. 5,705,188), cationic glycerol derivatives, and polycationic molecules, such as polylysine (WO 97/30731), also enhance the cellular uptake of oligonucleotides.
- compositions of the present disclosure may additionally contain other adjunct components conventionally found in pharmaceutical compositions.
- the compositions may contain additional, compatible, pharmaceutically-active materials such as, for example, antipruritics, astringents, local anesthetics or anti-inflammatory agents, or may contain additional materials useful in physically formulating various dosage forms of the compositions of the present disclosure, such as dyes, flavoring agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opacifiers, thickening agents and stabilizers.
- additional materials useful in physically formulating various dosage forms of the compositions of the present disclosure such as dyes, flavoring agents, preservatives, antioxidants, opacifiers, thickening agents and stabilizers.
- such materials when added, should not unduly interfere with the biological activities of the components of the compositions of the present disclosure.
- the formulations can be sterilized and, if desired, mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously interact with the nucleic acid(s) of the formulation.
- auxiliary agents e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously interact with the nucleic acid(s) of the formulation.
- Dosing is dependent on severity and responsiveness of the disease state to be treated, with the course of treatment lasting from several days to several months, or until a cure is effected or a diminution of the disease state is achieved.
- Optimal dosing schedules can be calculated from measurements of drug accumulation in the body of the patient. The administering physician can easily determine optimum dosages, dosing methodologies and repetition rates. Optimum dosages may vary depending on the relative potency of individual oligonucleotides, and can generally be estimated based on EC50s found to be effective in in vitro and in vivo animal models or based on the examples described herein.
- dosage is from 0.01 ⁇ g to 100 g per kg of body weight, and may be given once or more daily, weekly, monthly or yearly.
- PD0332991 is administered at a dose of 10-200 mg daily and LEEO11 is administered at a dose of 100-1000 mg daily), although other dosages are specifically contemplated.
- the treating physician can estimate repetition rates for dosing based on measured residence times and concentrations of the drug in bodily fluids or tissues.
- the present disclosure is not limited to particular metabolic diseases or disorders. Examples include, but are not limited to, type II diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, elevated blood pressure, elevated fasting plasma glucose, or high serum triglycerides.
- CDK6 inhibitors convert white fat to brown fat in the subject.
- the subject is or is not overweight or obese.
- the subject exhibits or does not exhibit symptoms of the metabolic disease.
- CDK6 inhibitors are administered to a subject found to be at risk for a metabolic disorder (e.g., a subject exhibiting one or more markers or symptoms of a metabolic syndrome but not meeting the diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of a metabolic disorder).
- the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions described herein are administered in combination with one or more additional agents, treatment, or interventions (e.g., agents, treatments, or interventions useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders).
- agents e.g., agents, treatments, or interventions useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders.
- agents include, but are not limited to, metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 analog, thiazolidinediones, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), insulin, and weight loss surgery.
- ACEIs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- mice without CDK6 protein Cdk6 ⁇ / ⁇
- K43M its kinase activity
- Re-expression of CDK6 in mature fat cells of Cdk6 ⁇ / ⁇ mice or ablation of Runx1 in mature fat cells of K43M mice reverses white fat browning, enhanced energy expenditure, and beneficial metabolic effects observed in Cdk6 ⁇ / ⁇ or K43M mice.
- the findings reveal an unprecedented function of CDK6 kinase activity in negatively regulating the conversion of fat-storing cells into fat-burning cells by suppressing RUNX1, and as such provide a target for therapeutic intervention of obesity and related metabolic diseases.
- FIG. 1 shows generation of CDK6 knockout and knockin mice (Hu M G, Deshpande A, Enos M, et al. Cancer Res 2009; 69:810-8; Hu M G, Deshpande A, Schlichting N, et al. Blood 2011; 117:6120-31).
- Genetically distinct animals FIG. 1 ) were generated by introducing a LoxP flanked transcriptional STOP cassette (LSL cassette) into intron 1 of the Cdk6 gene adjacent to the intact/mutant exon 1 (Hu M G, Deshpande A, Enos M, et al. Cancer Res 2009; 69:810-8; Hu M G, Deshpande A, Schlichting N, et al.
- LSL cassette LoxP flanked transcriptional STOP cassette
- the knock-in mutants include R31C, a hyper-active, inhibitor-resistant kinase that cannot interact with INK4 family inhibitor proteins (Pavletich N P. J Mol Biol 1999; 287:821-8), and a catalytically inactive kinase (K43M) (Hu M G, Deshpande A, Schlichting N, et al. Blood 2011; 117:6120-31).
- the R31C mutant mimics hyperactivation of CDK6 in the cells, whereas the catalytic inactive K43M models pharmacological inhibition of kinase activity.
- these mouse models (all the mice have been back-crossed with C57BL/6J background for more than 9 generations) in hand are suitable to assess the relative contribution of CDK6 kinase activity and non-catalytic activity to development and cancer.
- FIG. 2 shows that K43M mice are leaner under NCD with reduced fat pad mass, improved glucose metabolism, and more resistant to high fat diet-induced obesity. Both male ( FIG. 2 ) and female K43M mice were found to be lean under NCD ( FIG. 2 a ).
- K43M mice had significantly decreased fat pad mass ( ⁇ 1.5- to 4-fold reduction) in all WAT depots analyzed, including iWAT, eWAT, and perirenal (Peri-R) compartments, which far exceeds the marginal decrease in the body weight compared to WT mice ( ⁇ 16% reduction under NCD, 47% reduction under HFD).
- the size of WAT in K43M mice is not due to hypophagia as K43M mice had significantly more food intake (0.210 ⁇ 0.012 g/g of BW/day) than WT mice (0.134 ⁇ 0.006 g/g of BW/day).
- interscapular BAT depots were not significantly different in weight between WT and K43M mice ( FIG. 2 c,d ).
- no significant changes were observed in the masses of livers between WT and K43M mice under NCD and HFD ( FIG. 2 c,d ).
- K43M mice had beneficial metabolic effects by conducting intraperitoneal glucose- and insulin-tolerance tests (IP-GTT and IP-ITT, respectively). Compared to their WT littermates, K43M mice fed on both NCD and HFD displayed rapid clearance and resulted in lower blood glucose concentrations after glucose ( FIG. 2 e,f ) and insulin ( FIG. 2 g,h ) injection, showing that genetic disruption of CDK6 improves blood glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity.
- FIG. 3 shows that loss of CDK6 kinase activity in mice leads to white fat browning in subcutaneous WAT (sWAT) but not in eWAT.
- sWAT subcutaneous WAT
- NCD both male ( FIG. 3 ) and female K43M mice were found on dissection to have browner appearance in various fat pads such as posterior-subcutaneous ( FIG. 3 a ) and iWAT ( FIG. 3 b ) than their WT counterparts.
- the size of adipocytes in K43M mice were smaller ( FIG. 3 c ) but the brown-type features of iWAT were evidenced by presence of much more abundant multilocular UCP-1 + beige adipocytes in iWAT ( FIG. 3 d ).
- K43M and WT mice had similar appearance with similar UCP-1 + staining in eWAT ( FIG. 3 e - h ), showing that the underlying mechanisms governing the homeostasis of sWAT and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) of K43M mice were different. Consistently, BAT-specific genes Ucp-1, Pgc-1 ⁇ , Cidea, and Prdm16 were expressed at significantly higher levels in iWAT ( FIG. 3 i ) but not in eWAT ( FIG. 3 k ) of K43M mice than those in WT mice.
- WAT-specific genes including Ap2, Adiponectin (AdipoQ), and Leptin were expressed at comparable levels in both iWAT and eWAT ( FIG. 3 i,k ) from both K43M and WT mice.
- iWAT but not eWAT of K43M mice had higher expression of mitochondria DNA (mtDNA) than that of WT mice ( FIG. 3 j ).
- UCP-1 and PGC-1 two factors contributing to leanness in various mouse models, were expressed at higher levels in iWAT of K43M mice but not eWAT than those in iWAT of WT mice ( FIG. 3 l ), supporting the notion of greatly enhanced beige cells in the iWAT depots.
- RUNX1 protein a downstream transcriptional target of CDK6 (Fujimoto, T., Anderson, K., Jacobsen, S. E., Embo J 26, 2361-2370, 2007) was increased in iWAT but not in eWAT of K43M adipocytes in comparison to their respective controls ( FIG. 3 l ).
- the levels of Runx1 mRNA levels were comparable (not shown), however, ruling out a transcriptional effect of CDK6/kinase activity ablation on RUNX1 levels.
- RUNX1 may be involved in the process of white fat browning in iWAT of K43M mice.
- FIG. 4 shows that K43M mice display increased food intake and body temperature, increased adaptability to cold exposure, and increased energy expenditure.
- a physiological hallmark of beige cells is their highly active metabolism coupled to thermogenesis, similar to that featured in classical brown fat cells (Wu, J., et al. Cell 150, 366-376, 2012).
- thermogenesis A physiological hallmark of beige cells is their highly active metabolism coupled to thermogenesis, similar to that featured in classical brown fat cells (Wu, J., et al. Cell 150, 366-376, 2012).
- K43M mice had increased calorie intake ( FIG. 4 a ) and elevated body temperature compared to those of WT mice at room temperature ( FIG. 4 b , RT). Robust differences were apparent after cold exposure. WT mice were significantly colder than their K43M counterparts by 0.28° C.
- NCD fed K43M mice had increased energy expenditure during the three-day observation period ( FIG. 4 d ), as indicated by significantly greater O 2 consumption ( FIG. 4 e,f , Dark phase) and greater CO 2 production ( FIG. 4 g,h , Dark phase) than WT controls during the nocturnal phase.
- O 2 consumption FIG. 4 e,f
- CO 2 production FIG. 4 g,h
- RER respiration exchange ratio
- Lean mass is mainly composed of skeletal muscle, a major contributor to resting and exercising energy expenditure (Butler, A. A. & Kozak, L. P. Diabetes 59, 323-329, 2010).
- the metabolic rate of iWAT from different WTandK43M mice was examined using a Clark electrode.
- the O 2 consumption of iWAT was increased significantly in K43M mice compared to that in WT mice ( FIG. 4 h ), recapitulating the effects of loss of CDK6 kinase activity on energy expenditure in whole animals.
- FIG. 5 shows characterization of Re-expression of CDK6 or expression of K43M in mature adipocytes of KO mice.
- the brown appearance of WAT in K43M mice (germline) could be a direct (cell-autonomous) consequence of loss of CDK6 kinase activity on specification and/or differentiation from beige precursors, or on a direct conversion from white adipocytes. It could also be that the effects are secondary (non-cell-autonomous) to signaling pathways that indirectly affect white fat browning, such as increased intracellular cAMP, or activation of 3-adrenergic receptors (Lafontan, M. & Berlan, M. J Lipid Res 34, 1057-1091, 1993).
- mice are named WT-A and K43M-A for re-expression of CDK6 or expression of K43M proteins in mature adipocytes.
- DNA recombination and Cre expression in adipocytes of the resultant mice were confirmed by PCR ( FIG. 5 b ) (Hu, M. G., et al. Blood 117, 6120-6131, 2011). Immunoblot analysis showed that the levels of CDK6/K43M expression in WT-A and K43M-A mice were about 50-60% of WT ( FIG.
- WT-A and K43M-A mice were born at the expected Mendelian frequency. They are fertile and develop normally. They have similar body lengths as WT and KO mice ( FIG. 5 e ). Similar to K43M mice, KO and K43M-A mice are more than WT mice, whereas WT and WT-A mice had similar food intake each day ( FIG. 5 f ).
- FIG. 6 shows that re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipocytes of KO mice reverses white fat browning. Loss of kinase activity in mature adipocytes preserves the effect of loss of kinase activity in germline on white fat browning. It was found that re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipose cells of WT-A mice reversed the browning of WAT, indicating that CDK6 negatively regulates white fat browning in a cell-autonomous manner, whereas expression of the inactive kinase (K43M-A) in mature adipocytes on a null background preserves the K43M or null phenotype ( FIG. 6 a - d ).
- FIG. 7 shows that re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipocytes reversed the beneficial metabolic effects observed in KO mice. Loss of kinase activity in mature adipocytes recapitulates loss of kinase activity in germline with regards to the beneficial metabolic effects.
- K43M-A andKO mice displayed better glucose tolerance ( FIG. 7 c,d ), more sensitivity to insulin ( FIG. 7 e,f ), and drastically reduced fat pad masses ( FIG. 7 g,h ) ranging from ⁇ 2- to 3.6-fold reduction in different fat pads, compared to those of WT-A mice. Consistent with reduced weight gain observed under NCD, WT-A had slightly but significantly reduced fat pad masses in various depots compared to those of WT mice, ranging from ⁇ 1.3- to 1.6-fold reduction, suggesting re-expression of CDK6 in mature adipocytes only partially rescued the defect of KO mice in WAT development.
- FIG. 8 shows that CDK6 inhibits white to beige fat transition by suppressing RUNX1.
- RUNX1 was investigated. An inverse relationship between CDK6 kinase activity and RUNX1 protein abundance ( FIG. 3 l , 6 g ) was observed. The overabundance of RUNX1 in the absence of CDK6 protein or kinase activity may be due to reduced phosphorylation by CDK6, since phosphorylation of RUNX1 on serine 303 by CDK6 targets RUNX1 for degradation (Biggs, J. R., Mol Cell Biol 26, 7420-7429, 2006).
- This Example describes inhibition of CDK6 by CDK4/6 inhibitors (PD0332991 and LEE011) can induce brown-like adipocytes in vitro, which further demonstrates that CDK6 kinase activity is required for negatively regulating white fat browning in a cell-autonomous manner, and as such represents a target for therapeutic intervention of obesity and related metabolic diseases.
- FIG. 10 shows that inhibition of CDK4/6 kinase activity impairs the ability of WT-ADSCs cells to proliferate and induces cell cycle arrest.
- WT-ADSCs primary adipose derived stem cells
- SSF stromal vascular fraction
- WT-ADSCs WT adipose tissue
- WT-ADSCs WT-ADSCs were treated with two known commercial available CDK4/6 inhibitors PD0332991 (PD) and LEE011 (LEE), two clinically relevant small molecule inhibitors of CDK4 and CDK6 kinases (Rader, J., et al. Clin Cancer Res 19, 6173-6182, 2013); Fry, D. W., et al. Mol Cancer Ther 3, 1427-1438, 2004; Pikman, Y., et al.
- PD0332991 PD0332991
- LEE011 LEE011
- FIGS. 11 and 12 show that ablation of CDK6 kinase activity or inhibition of CDK4/6 kinase activity by two small molecules promotes differentiation towards brown-like adipocytes in vitro.
- Cellular differentiation entails the coordination of cell cycle arrest and tissue-specific gene expression.
- the involvement of CDK6 in differentiation towards brown-like adipocytes was investigated in vitro using the mouse ADSCs derived from WT and K43M adipose tissue.
- ADSCs shares a number of similarities, although not identical, to bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC), for instance, they contain large population of stem cells with multi-lineage differentiation capacity (Bunnell, B. A., et al.
- BMSC bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells
- FIG. 11 a - b The critical adipogenic gene expression of BAT marker ( FIG. 12 a ) and proteins ( FIG. 12 b ) were significantly increased in K43M cells.
- WT-ADSCs were treated with vehicle or inhibitor in the presence of BAT inducers. Similar to K43M-ADSCs cells, WT-ADSCs treated with both inhibitors have enhanced brown-like differentiation as evidenced by increased Oil red O staining, accompanied by increased expression of BAT specific markers ( FIG. 11 d - f , 12 a - b ), compared with those cells treated with vehicle.
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Palbociclib has been approved for the treatment of estrogen positive breast cancer in combination with letrozole and is commercially available from Pfizer (Mission, Kans.).
and is in clinical studies for the treatment of breast cancer. Additional small molecule CDK4/6 inhibitors include, but are not limited to, Flavopiridol (Alvocidib; Tolero Pharmaceuticals, Lehi, Utah), AT7519 (Astex Pharmaceuticals, Pleasanton, Calif.), JNJ-7706621 (Selleckchem, Houston, Tex.), and P276-00 (Selleckchem, Houston, Tex.). In some embodiments, the CDK4/6 inhibitor is selected from those described in the publications listed in: US20070027147; US20030229026; US 20040048915; US20040006074; US20070179118; WO2016040848; WO2016015597; WO2016014904; WO2015/180642; WO2015101293; US20140350244; WO2014183520; WO2011101409; WO2011101417; US20130184285; US 20100160340, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
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